Célio Pina completed his Ph.D. degree in the biotribology field at the University of Leeds (Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering) in 2005 and his bachelor’s degree in Materials Engineering in 1994 at the University of Lisbon (IST). He has been a teacher since 1995 and is currently a senior lecturer at the Polytechnic Institute of Setubal (IPS). He was the president of the Pedagogical Council (until 2018) and coordinator of the biomedical technology bachelor’s degree program (until 2021). Since 2020, he has been the coordinator of the IPS research center CDP2T (Center for Product Development and Technology Transfer). He is currently supervising two Ph.D. students and two MSc students. He has supervised 20 MSc students from IST and IPS. He is the author of about 30 publications in indexed international specialized journals, 23 publications in congress proceedings, 1 book chapter, and about 67 communications at scientific conferences. His main interests include tribology, material development and characterization, ceramic dental materials, hydrogels (cartilage substitutes), and green materials.